Ear missing after Seattle man-on-man biting

A Seattle man’s ear was bitten off Thursday night during a confrontation with a man who was urinating in his yard, according to police.

Just before 10 p.m., the 23-year-old reportedly told the peeing man to leave in his fenced yard, according to police reports. The girlfriend of the urinating man also told him they should leave; the urinator then attacked his girlfriend.

The resident pushed the man and tried to stop him, which initiated a fight between the two men. The urinator attacked the resident and bit off “a large portion” of the victim’s left ear, reports say.

Responding police officers found the 21-year-old assailant, mouth covered in blood, in a nearby park. He was booked into King County Jail for investigation of assault.

The 23-year-old victim was taken to a city hospital for treatment.

When officers asked the 21-year-old whether he swallowed the victim’s ear, he only smiled. A search for the victim’s ear turned up “negative,” according to Seattle police.